Social Workers’ Familiarity With Psychiatric Advance Directives: Implications for Education, Practice, and Research slides notes
This presentation is based on a paper that explores social workers’ familiarity with psychiatric advance directives (PADs) to better understand why PADs are infrequently used and to provide recommendations for education, practice, and research.

Date Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008
Authors: Anna Scheyett, Mimi Kim, Jeffrey Swanson, Marvin Swartz, Eric Elbogen, Joelle Ferron, Richard Van Dorn
Applicable Courses: Health Policy, Mental Health Policy, Practice with People with Disabilities, Social Work Education
Topics: Mental Health, Policy

Psychiatric Advance Directives:A Tool for Consumer Empowerment and Recovery slides notes
This presentation is based on a paper that explores the use of psychiatric advance directives (PADs) as a tool for empowerment and recovery for individuals with psychiatric disabilities. Individuals with psychiatric disabilities have stated that “choice and self direction” are important steps in recovery. When persons are in psychiatric crisis they may experience a feeling of loss of choice and self direction. PADs ensure that even when individuals are unable to make a decision about their treatment, they are still in control of their recovery and their personal choice is being respected.

Date Posted: Saturday, September 01, 2007
Authors: Anna Scheyett, Mimi Kim, Jeffrey Swanson, Marvin Swartz
Applicable Courses: Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Practice, Practice with People with Disabilities
Topics: Diverse Populations, Mental Health, Policy

Opening Doors: Consumer Dialogues as Strategies for Change slides notes
This presentation examines the findings of a consumer-student dialogue project designed to see how dialogue with consumers might affect MSW students' attitudes toward people with mental illness.

Date Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2002
Authors: Anna Scheyett, Mimi Kim
Applicable Courses: Discrimination and Inequality, Mental Health Practice, Social Work Education
Topics: Mental Health

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School of Social Work
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If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact:

Anna Scheyett
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Social Work
 (919) 962-4372
amscheye@email.unc.edu

This project is supported by the Distance Education Initiative, Office of the Provost, UNC-CH, and by the School of Social Work, UNC-CH.